The report titled “Global Board Portals Market: Trends & Opportunities (2013-2018)” provides an in-depth analysis of the global board portals market with discussion on various delivery models like enterprise software licensing model, SaaS model and hosted model.

1. Global Board Portals Market: Trends &
Opportunities (2013-2018)

2. Scope of the Report
The report titled “Global Board Portals Market: Trends & Opportunities (2013-2018)” provides an in-depth
analysis of the global board portals market with discussion on various delivery models like enterprise software
licensing model, SaaS model and hosted model. It also assesses the key opportunities in the market and
outlines the factors that are and will be driving the growth of the board portals industry. The report provides
detailed analysis of major regional board portals market like Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific. Growth of
the overall industry and of major regions of the world has also been forecasted for the period 2013-18, taking
into consideration the previous growth patterns, the growth drivers and the current and future trends. Further,
key players of the industry like BoardEffect, BoardVantage, Diligent Boardbooks, and Directors Desk Board
Portal are profiled.
Geographical Coverage
Global
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe

3. Company Coverage
BoardEffect
BoardVantage
Diligent Boardbooks
Directors Desk Board Portal
Executive Summary
A board portal is a secure online tool for an organization to provide a secure, easy way to produce
board materials and provide them to board members and enable them to review and interact via iPad
and browser. The board portals have evolved from only being a luxury item sought by directors to
become an essential communication and collaboration tool. It speeds up information flow for anyone
involved in the preparation, distribution and receipt of highly sensitive materials.
Factors such as ease of use and efficiency with use of board portals, security of information and
corporate governance are driving the growth of global board portals market. However, the adoption of
board portals by organizations is not as expected due to lack of traditional director’s adoption of
technology, initial expenses on establishment of board portals, difficulty for providers in maintaining
right balance of security and ease of use, issues in transition to board portals. The visible market
trends in the industry are increasing popularity of time-based license model, mergers and acquisitions
in SaaS business, rise in demand outside the board room and increasing use of iPads in boards.

4. Global Board Portals Market: An Overview
The acceptance of board portals have increased significantly over the years. Earlier its use was
limited to blue chip companies predominantly from the financial services sector from all over the
world. Global board portals market has an estimated number of …… million users in the year 2013.
Global Board Portals Market Penetration, FY08-
13E
Global Board Portals Market Penetration
Forecast, FY14-18
• Global market penetration of board portals technology in FY13 is estimated at ……..% by
growing by ………..% from the level of …………..% in the previous financial year.
• Growth in the market is due to …………………………………………….
FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13E FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18

5. Global Board Portals Market Analysis
Global Inhouse Board Portals Market
Penetration, FY08-13E
• Market penetration of external board
portals is estimated at ….% in FY13 and
…..% for inhouse board portals.
• In 2013, around …….% of the total global
board portals market share was
accounted by North America n and
around ……% by ………..
Global External Board Portals Market
Penetration, FY08-13E
FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13E
FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13E
North
America, c
%
European
Union, d%
Asia
Pacific, a
%
Latin
America, b
%
Global Board Portals Market Share by
Region, 2013E

6. Market Trends
Mergers and acquisitions in SaaS
business
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• …………………………………………………….
• ……………………………………………………
• …………………………………………………..
Rise in demand outside the
boardroom
• …………………………………………………….
• …………………………………………………….
• ……………………………………………………
• …………………………………………………..
• ……………………………………………………
Increasing popularity of time-
based license model
• …………………………………………………….
• …………………………………………………….
• ……………………………………………………
• …………………………………………………..
Increasing of iPads in Boards
• …………………………………………………….
• …………………………………………………….
• ……………………………………………………
• …………………………………………………..
• ……………………………………………………
• …………………………………………………..

7. Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Board Portals: An Introduction
2.1 Board Portals: A Brief History
2.2 Board portal: Key features
3. Delivery Model: Board Portals
3.1 Enterprise Software Licensing Model
3.2 SaaS Model
3.3 Hosted Model
3.4 Comparisons of Different Models
4. Global Board Portals Market: Sizing and Growth
(Actual & Forecast)
4.1 Global Inhouse Board Portals Market: Sizing and
Growth (Actual & Forecast)
4.2 Global External Board Portals Market: Sizing and
Growth (Actual & Forecast)
5. Global Board Portals Market: Regional Analysis
5.1 Americas – Board Portals Market: Sizing and Growth
(Actual & Forecast)
5.2 Europe– Board Portals Market:: Sizing and Growth
(Actual & Forecast)
5.3 Asia Pacific– Board Portals Market:: Sizing and
Growth (Actual & Forecast)
6. Global Board Portals Market: Growth Drivers &
Challenges
6.1 Growth Drivers
6.2 Challenges
7. Market Trends
7.1 Increasing popularity of time-based license model
7.2 Mergers and Acquisitions in SaaS Business
7.3 Rise in demand outside the boardroom
7.4 Increasing use of iPads in Boards
8. Competitive Landscape

8. Table of Contents
9. Company Profiles
9.1 BoardEffect
9.1.1 Business Overview
9.1.2 Business Strategy
9.2 BoardVantage
9.2.1 Business Overview
9.2.2 Business Strategy
9.3 Diligent Board Member Services, Inc.
(Diligent Boardbooks)
9.3.1 Business Overview
9.3.2 Financial Overview
9.3.3 Business Strategy
9.4 Directors Desk Board Portal
9.4.1 Business Overview
9.4.2 Financial Overview
9.4.3 Business Strategy

9. List of Charts
Figure 1: Board Reporting Cycle
Table 1: Comparison of Enterprise Software and SaaS Delivery Model
Table 2: Key Cost Implications - Hosted vs. In-House model
Table 3: Key Risk Implications - Hosted vs. In-House model
Figure 2: Global Board Portals Market Penetration, FY08-FY13E (%)
Figure 3: Global Board Portals Market Penetration Forecast, FY14-FY18 (%)
Figure 4: Global Inhouse Board Portals Market Penetration, FY08-FY13E (%)
Figure 5: Global Board Inhouse Portals Market Penetration Forecast, FY14-FY18 (%)
Figure 6: Global External Board Portals Market Penetration, FY08-FY13E (%)
Figure 7: Global Board External Portals Market Penetration Forecast, FY14-FY18 (%)
Figure 8: Global Board Portals Market Share by Region, 2013E
Figure 9: Board Portals Market Penetration in Americas, FY08-FY13E (%)
Figure 10: Board Portals Market Penetration Forecast in Americas, FY14-FY18 (%)
Figure 11: Board Portals Market Penetration in Europe, FY08-FY13E (%)
Figure 12: Board Portals Market Penetration Forecast in Europe, FY14-FY18 (%)
Figure 13: Board Portals Market Penetration in Asia Pacific, FY11-FY13E (%)
Figure 14: Board Portals Market Penetration Forecast in Asia Pacific, FY14-FY18 (%)
Figure 15: Global Software Companies Revenues, 2012 (US$ billions)
Table 4: M&As in Global Enterprise Software Market, 2011-13
Table 5: Board Portal Features Comparisons
Table 6: Board Portal Pricing & Support Comparisons
Figure 16: Diligent Board Member Services, Inc. Revenue, 2010-12 (US$ Million)
Figure 17: NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions Revenue, 2010-12 (US$ Million)